‘Dear Kathy! Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends. This quote is at the center of a collage of photographs — covering our twenty-something years — that now hangs in my office. My sister, Susie, made it for me as a wedding present. It probably cost very little to make (she is a starving college student, after all), but it means more to me than any of the more ‘traditional’ wedding presents my husband and I received from family and friends last June. Whenever I look at the collage, it reminds me of my sister and what a true friend she is.
Susie and I weren’t always close friends. Far from it, in fact. We shared a room for nearly fifteen years when we were younger, and at the time I thought I couldn’t have asked for a worse roommate. She was always around! If we argued and I wanted to go to my room to be alone, she’d follow me right in. If I told her to go away, she’d say right back, ‘It’s my room, too! And I can be here if I want to.’ I’d consult my mother and she usually agreed with Susie. I suppose being three years younger has its benefits.
When we were kids, she’d ‘borrow’ my dolls without asking. (And no toy was safe in her hands.) When we got older, Susie quit borrowing my toys and started borrowing my clothes. That was the final straw. I couldn’t take it anymore. I begged my parents to let me have a room of my own — preferably one with a lock on the door. The answer was always a resounding ‘no.’ ‘Please?!’ I’d beg. My parents would just shake their heads. They didn’t agree with each other on much, but for some reason they had a united front on this issue.
To crown it all, she had this habit of doing everything I did. Choirs, rock bands, sports teams, dance studios: There was no place where I was safe. ‘She looks up to you,’ my mom would say. I didn’t care. I just wanted a piece of my life that didn’t involve my little sister. When I complained to my mother, she’d just smile and say, ‘One day you’ll want her around.’ Sure.
It’s strange how mothers have this habit of being right about everything. When I was sixteen and my sister was thirteen, we went through a series of life-changing events together that would forever change our relationship. First, my parents announced that they were divorcing. My dad packed up and moved to an apartment in New Hampshire — more than a half hour drive away from our cozy house in Massachusetts. He bought me my first car and I often went with Susie to his place when we missed him a lot. During those trips we started discussing our troubles and making plans about how to reunite the family again. But a year later, our father met his future second wife and moved again; this time to Indiana. This meant we could only see him once or twice a year, as opposed to once every few weeks. That was hard.
Yet those few months changed my relationship with my sister forever. We started having more heart-to-heart talks as opposed to silly fights. Over time, she became my most cherished friend. It’s not uncommon for us to have three-hour-long telephone conversations about everything or about nothing—just laughing over memories from childhood or high school.
She’s the only person who’s been through all of the tough stuff that I’ve been through, and the only person who truly understands me. Susie and I have shared so much. She’s been my roommate, my friend, and my partner in crime. We’ve done plays together, gone to amusement parks, sang, and taken long road trips together. We’ve laughed until our sides hurt, and wiped away each others’ tears.
Even though distance separates us now, we’re closer than ever. Sisters share a special bond. They’ve seen all of your most embarrassing moments. They know your deepest, darkest secrets. Most importantly, they love you unconditionally. I’m lucky to be able to say that my little sister is my best friend. I only wish everyone could be so fortunate.
ВОПРОС 1: Why is the collage of photographs more important for Kathy than the other wedding presents?
1) It reminds Kathy of her wedding.
2) Kathy didn’t like the other wedding presents.
3) It was the most expensive present.
4) Kathy’s sister made it for her.
ВОПРОС 2: Why was Kathy against sharing a room with her sister?
1) They always quarreled.
2) Susie never left her alone.
3) They were of different age.
4) Susie said it was her own room
ВОПРОС 3: What did Kathy call the final straw in paragraph 3?
1) The fact that Susie often borrowed Kathy’s toys.
2) The fact that Susie never asked for the things she borrowed.
3) The fact that Susie began to wear Kathy’s clothes without her permission.
4) The fact that Susie broke all the toys she played with.
ВОПРОС 4: What was Kathy’s greatest wish that she mentioned in paragraph 4?
1) To have a separate life from her sister.
2) To live in peace and safety.
3) To never part with her sister.
4) To have the same hobbies as her sister.
ВОПРОС 5: When did the relationship between Susie and Kathy start to change?
1) When they moved to a new house.
2) After their father married the second time.
3) After their parents divorced.
4) When Kathy’s father bought her a car.
ВОПРОС 6: What are Kathy’s relationships with Susie now?
1) They hate each other.
2) They are close friends.
3) They are business partners.
4) They do not see each other.
ВОПРОС 7: Why do the sisters understand each other?
1) They have got the same hobbies.
2) They have similar sense of humour.
3) They love each other very much.
4) They have similar life experience.
ВОПРОС 1: – 4
ВОПРОС 2: – 2
ВОПРОС 3: – 3
ВОПРОС 4: – 1
ВОПРОС 5: – 3
ВОПРОС 6: – 2
ВОПРОС 7: – 4
Раздел 1. АУДИРОВАНИЕ
θl∙ Вы услышите 6 Высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего А—F И утверждениями, данными в списке 1—7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
1. The speaker was glad when she/he was given more serious work to do.
2. The speaker learned nothing important at work.
3. The speaker did not want to take any responsibility.
4. The speaker didn’t mind doing a lot of things during work practice.
5. The speaker wants to do the same kind of Λvork in the future.
6. The speaker has a different idea of the profession after completing the practice. s
7. The speaker felt rather nervous before starting work.
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Вы услышите интервью. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений Al—А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), Какие не соответствуют (2 — False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not Stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
Al. Mike is five years older than his sister.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A2. The family members live in different parts of the country.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A3. Mike’s father had a very happy childhood.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A4. Mike’s father retired because of his poor health.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A5. Mike’s mother and father first met each other being on holidays.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
A6. Mike and his sister do not seem to be very close.
L)True 2) False 3) Not stated
A7. Mike and his sister were brought up in the satne way.
1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
Вы Услышите Интервью. В заданиях А8—А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 Или 3, Соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы Услышите Запись Дважды.
A8. Raymond began to understand the real value of James Bond books after
1) getting a chance to read them all.
2) seeing his first Bond movie.
3) reading them for the second time.
A9. Thanks to the Internet, today’s Bond fans
1) have become much more united than they used to be.
2) can publish more magazines about Bond.
3) hold conventions devoted to Bond more frequently.
A10. Raymond is still a Bond fan, but now he
1) doesn’t like new Bond movies.
. 2) writes fewer articles about Bond.
3) has a wider sphere of interests.
All. Raymond believes that Ian Fleming would have
1) liked recent Bond movies if he had seen them.
2) been surprised at a long-term success of Bond series.
3) enjoyed the way James Bond is portrayed now.
A12. According to Raymond, books and films about spies will
1) be interesting only to Bond fans.
2) only be associated with the cold war.
3) always be attractive to people.
A13. Now that Raymond has stopped writing about Bond he
1) still has enough money not to work anymore.
2) has an opportunity to travel the world.
3) feels that he has got rid of great pressure.
A14. Raymond’s advice to the next Bond writer is to
1) look through all Bond websites.
2) get ready for some really hard work.
3) understand what Bond fans want.
По окончании выполнения заданий Bl И Al—А14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания Bl, Al —А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания
Раздел 2. ЧТЕНИЕ
*M∙ Установите соответствие между темами 1—8 И текстами А—G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.
1. Education
2. Way of life
3. Public transport
4. Geography
5. Places to stay in
6. Favourite food
7. Hot spots for kids
8. Nightlife
A. Denmark, a small kingdom in northern Europe, has a lot of interesting places for tourists with children. For example, Legoland, a theme park, has become the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside its capital Copenhagen. And Copenhagen itself is world famous for its Tivoli Gardens amusement park, which opened in 1843 in, the heart of the city. The park offers ballet and circus performances, restaurants, concerts, and fireworks displays.
B. Denmark is the smallest Scandinavian country, consisting of the Jutland peninsula, north of Germany, and over 400 islands of various sizes, some inhabited and linked to the mainland by ferry or bridge. Throughout the country, low hills provide a constant change of attractive views; there are also cool and shady forests of beech trees, large areas of open land covered with rough grass, a beautiful lake district, sand dunes and white cliffs on the coast.
C. More than four-fifths of all Danes live in towns. The main cities represent a combination of medieval buildings, such as castles and cathedrals, and modern office buildings and homes. Denmark’s high standard of living and wide-ranging social services guarantee that the cities have no poor districts. Most people in the cities live in flats. But in the suburbs many also live in single-family houses.
D. Denmark’s fine beaches attract many visitors, and there are hotels and pensions in all major seaside resorts. Besides, excellent inns are to be found all over the country. Some are small and only serve local travellers, but others are adapted to the tourist and have established reputations for both international dishes and local specialities. There are also private rooms to let, usually for one night, and chalets all over Denmark.
E. There is a wide selection of places to go out in the evening, particularly in Copenhagen. Jazz and dance clubs in the capital city are top quality and world-famous performers appear regularly. There are numerous cafes, beer gardens and speciality beer bars. Entertainment available includes opera at the recently opened opera house in Copenhagen, ballet and theatre at a number of places in the larger cities, and live music of all kinds.
F. Most Danes eat four meals a day — breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late-evening supper. Breakfast generally consists of cereal, cheese, or eggs. Dinner, which includes fish or meat, is usually the only hot meal. A traditional Danish dinner consists of roast duckling stuffed with apples, served with red cabbage and boiled potatoes. The other Danish meals consist mostly of sandwiches.
G. Almost all adult Danes can read and write. Danish law requires children to attend nine years of school. Primary school consists of the first seven grades, and secondary school lasts from three to five years. A five-year secondary school student can enter a university. Denmark has three universities. The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest. It was founded in 1479 and has about 24,000 students.
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C |
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E |
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βθ∙ Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски А—F Частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1—7. Одна из частей в списке 1 — 7 Лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Hi-Tech Brings Families Together
Technology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the US.
Instead of driving people apart, mobile phones and the Internet are A . The research
Looked at the differences in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found that traditional families have more hi-tech gadgets in their home B . Several mobile phones
Were found in 89% of families and 66% had a high-speed Internet connection. The research also found that 58% of families have more C_________________________ .
Many people use their mobile phone to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children. Seventy percent of couples, D__________________________ , use it every day
To chat or say hello. In addition, it was found that 42% of parents contact their children via their mobile every day.
The growing use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer gather round the TV to spend time together. 25% of those who took part in the report said they now spend less time E . Only 58%
Of 18—29 year olds said they watched TV every day. Instead the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go online F____________ several times a week
And 51% of parents browse the web with their children.
‘Some analysts have worried that new technologies hurt families, but we see that technology allows for new kinds of connectedness built around cell phones and the Internet,’ said the report.
1. than any other group
2. watching television
3. in the company of someone else
4. than two computers in the home
5. communicated with their families
6. helping them communicate
7. owning a mobile
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15— А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру lf 2,3 Или 4, Соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Sisters
‘Dear Kathy! Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends.’ This quote is at the center of a collage of photographs — covering our twenty-something years — that now hangs in my office. My sister, Susie, made it for me as a wedding present. It probably cost very little to make (she is a starving college student, after all), but it means more to me than any of the more ‘traditional’ wedding presents my husband and I received from family and friends last June. Whenever I look at the collage, it reminds me of my sister and what a true friend she is.
Susie and I weren’t always close friends. Far from it, in fact. We shared a room for nearly fifteen years when we were younger, and at the time I thought I couldn’t have asked for a worse roommate. She was always around! If we argued and I wanted to go to my room to be alone, she’d follow me right in. If I told her to go away, she’d say right back, ‘It’s my room, too! And I can be here if I want to.’ Γd consult my mother and she usually agreed with Susie. I suppose being three years younger has its benefits.
When we were kids, she’d ‘borrow’ my dolls without asking. (And no toy was safe in her hands.) When we got older, Susie quit borrowing my toys and started borrowing my clothes. That was the final straw. I couldn’t take it anymore. I begged my parents to let me have a room of my own — preferably one with a lock on the door. The answer was always a resounding ‘no.’ ‘Please?!’ Γd beg. My parents would just shake their heads. They didn’t agree with each other on much, but for some reason they had a united front on this issue.
To crown it all, she had this habit of doing everything I did. Choirs, rock bands, sports teams, dance studios: There was no place where I was safe. ‘She looks up to you,’ my mom would say. I didn’t care. I just wanted a piece of my life that didn’t involve my little sister. When I complained to my mother, she’d just smile and say, ‘One day you’ll want her around.’ Sure.
It’s strange how mothers have this habit of being right about everything. When I was sixteen and my sister was thirteen, we went through a series of life-changing events together that would forever change our relationship. First, my parents announced that they were divorcing. My dad packed up and moved to an apartment in New Hampshire — more than a half hour drive away from our cozy house in Massachusetts. He bought me my first car and I often went with Susie to his place when we missed him a lot. During those trips we started discussing our troubles and making plans about how to reunite the family again. But a year later, our father met his future second wife and moved again; this time to Indiana. This meant we could only see him once or twice a year, as opposed to once every few weeks. That was hard.
Yet those few months changed my relationship with my sister forever. We started having more heart-to-heart talks as opposed to silly fights. Over time, she became my most cherished friend. It’s not uncommon for us to have three-hour-long telephone conversations about everything or about nothing—just laughing over memories from childhood or high school.
She’s the only person who’s been through all of the tough stuff that I’ve been through, and the only person who truly understands me. Susie and I have shared so much. She’s been my roommate, my friend, and my partner in crime. We’ve done plays together, gone to amusement parks, sang, and taken long road trips together. We’ve laughed until our sides hurt, and wiped away each others’ tears.
Even though distance separates us now, we’re closer than ever. Sisters share a special bond. They’ve seen all of your most embarrassing moments. They know your deepest, darkest secrets. Most importantly, they love you unconditionally. Γm lucky to be able to say that my little sister is my best friend. I only wish everyone could be so fortunate.
A15. Why is the collage of photographs more important for Kathy than the other wedding presents?
1) It reminds Kathy of her wedding.
2) Kathy didn’t like the other wedding presents.
3) It was the most expensive present.
4) Kathy’s sister made it for her.
A16. Why was Kathy against sharing a room with her sister?
1) They always quarreled.
2) Susie never left her alone.
3) They were of different age.
4) Susie said it was her own room.
A17. What did Kathy call the final straw in paragraph 3? 1) The fact that Susie often borrowed Kathy’s toys.
2) The fact that Susie never asked for the things she borrowed.
3) The fact that Susie began to wear Kathy’s clothes without her permission.
4) The fact that Susie broke all the toys she played with.
A18. What was Kathy’s greatest wish that she mentioned in paragraph 4?
1) To have a separate life from her sister.
2) To live in peace and safety.
3) To never part with her sister.
4) To have the same hobbies as her sister.
A19. When did the relationship between Susie and Kathy start to change?
1) When they moved to a pew house.
2) AJter their father married the second time.
3) After their parents divorced.
4) When Kathy’s father bought her a car.
A20. What are Kathy’s relationships with Susie now?
1) They hate each other.
2) They are close friends.
3) They are business partners.
4) They do not see each other.
A21. Why do the sisters understand each other?
1) They have got the same hobbies.
2) They have similar sense of humour.
3) They love each other very much.
4) They have similar life experience.
По окончании выполнения заданий В2, ВЗ и А15—А21 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ M 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания В2, ВЗ, А15—А21 располагаются в разных частях бланка.
Раздел 3. ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА
Прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В4—BlO, Так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы В4—BlO.
New Seven Wonders of the World:
Teotihuacan
84. Teotihuacan is an enormous archaeological site in Mexico. It contains some of the pyramids in America. LARGE
85. Also, the archaeological site of Teotihuacan f°r the KNOW so-called ‘street of the dead’ and its colourful frescos.
86. Between IAD and 250AD Teotihuacan an important BECOME religious and economic centre when the construction of the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon had been finished.
87. At that time as many as 200,000 people lived in Teotihuacan in THEY 2,000 houses.
New Seven Wonders of the World:
the Forbidden City
88. Today, the Forbidden City is a public museum that draws the attention of millions of travellers and tourists from around the world. Some people think that it is one of the sights in the POPULAR
World.
89. It as the Chinese BUILD
Imperial palace by one of the emperors. It was also the ceremonial and political centre of the Chinese government for almost five centuries.
BIO. Now it is known as the Palace Museum that covers 74 hectares over INCLUDE
900 buildings with 9 999 r∞ms.
Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами Bll—В16, однокоренные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы Bll—Bl 6.
Invention of Crossword Puzzle
BH. Crossword puzzles are the most popular word puzzles in the world. However, their history is short. REAL
812. They were created in the 19th cen
Tury in England, but the of the APPEAR
First published crossword puzzle took place
In 1913 in the New York World newspaper.
813. The author of the puzzle was Arthur
Wynne, a born in Liverpool, JOURNAL
England.
814. Wynne’s crossword puzzle looked much from the cross — DIFFER
Words used today and had no black squares.
815. At first, only the New York World published such puzzles every week. But in 1924 the first collection of World puzzles was printed in book form and crossword puzzles immediately gained. POPULAR
816. A major breakthrough in crossword puzzle development came with the personal computer. Although many computer specialists used to say that it was for a computer to create a POSSIBLE crossword puzzle, software was developed which allows any person to construct their own crossword puzzles.
Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22—А28. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям А22—А28, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите Номер Выбранного Вами Варианта Ответа.
New York City:
Nostalgia for the Old Neighbourhood
Life is made up of little things: some unimportant memories from childhood that, in fact, shaped your character. IA22________________ on Third Avenue in midtown Manhat
Tan during the 1950s-60s where family life was centred around old A23 of flats and small stores. Third
Avenue was my old neighbourhood and it had character. It was A24 with working families of Italian, Ger
Man and Irish origin. We shopped together with all those people and their kids played together. Third Avenue influenced the way our family lived. I absorbed the street life. It gave me an A25 that I could not have re
Ceived in any other place. To me, it was home.
In a recent walk around Third Avenue my eyes A26 signs of the old neighbourhood but couldn’t
Find any. If I hadn’t been born here and someone described the area, it would be A27 to believe. It wasn’t be
Cause a few buildings had changed — everything had changed. The transformation began in the late 1950s and 60s when corporations replaced the old neighbourhood. In the early 1960s, the houses were pulled down. Families were forced to A28, the small stores went out of
business and the old neighbourhood was changed forever. And now there is a lack of character in the transformed neighbourhood.
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А22. |
1) brought up |
2) grew up |
3) went up |
4) got up |
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А23. |
1) blocks |
2) houses |
3) groups |
4)sets |
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А24. |
1) covered |
2) held |
3) loaded |
4) filled |
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А25. |
1) knowledge |
2) information |
3) education |
4) training |
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А26. |
1) looked after |
2) looked for |
3) l∞ked through |
4) l∞ked at |
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А27. |
1) hard |
2)rough |
3) strange |
4) heavy |
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А28. |
1) stay out |
2) take out |
3) move out |
4) go out |
По окончании выполнения заданий B4—B16, A22— А28 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ №1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания В4—B16, А22—А28 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В4—В16 буквы записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.
Раздел 4. ПИСЬМО
Для ответов на задания Cl, С2 используйте бланк ответов № 2.
При выполнении заданий Cl И С2 особое внимание обратите на то, что ваши ответы будут оцениваться только по записям, сделанным в бланке ответов № 2. Никакие записи черновика не будут учитываться экспертом.
При заполнении бланка ответов № 2 Вы указываете сначала номер задания Cl, С2, а потом пишете свой ответ.
Если одной стороны бланка недостаточно, вы можете использовать другую сторону бланка.
Cl. You have 20 minutes to do this task.
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Nicole who writes:
…When I think about leaving school it is clear Γm going to miss my school friends, classes and teachers very much. They’re so important to me. We seem to be very friendly and enthusiastic about participating in all the school events. What does school mean to you? Do you feel the same about it? Do you think you will miss school? Are you going to meet your school friends after you finish school?
I have lived in London most of my life but Γd really love to travel to other countries…
Write a letter to Nicole.
In your letter
— answer her questions.
— ask 3 questions about her plans for travelling.
Write 100 —140 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
C2. You have 40 minutes to do this task.
Comment on the following statement.
Some of my friends think it’s important to do sports regularly while others would rather watch a sporting event on TV.
What is your opinion?
Write 200 — 250 words.
Use the following plan:
— make an introduction (state the problem)
— express your personal opinion and give 2—3 reasons for your opinion
— express an opposing opinion and give 1—2 reasons for this opposing opinion
— explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion — make a conclusion restating your position
« Dear Kathy! Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends.» This quote is at the center of a collage of photographs- covering our twenty- something years – that now hangs in my office. My sister, Susie, made it for me as a wedding present. It probably cost very little to make ( she is starving college student, after all), but it means more to me than any of the more « traditional» wedding presents my husband and I received from family and friends last June. Whenever I look at the collage, it reminds me of my sister and what a true friend she is.
Susie and I were not always close friends. Far from it, in fact. We shared a room for nearly fifteen years when we were younger, and at the time I thought I could not have asked for a worse roommate. She was always around! If we argued and I wanted to go to my room to be alone, she’d follow me right in. If I told her to go away, she’d say right back, « it is my room. Too! And I can be here if I want to!» I `d consult my mother and she usually agreed with Susie. I suppose being three years younger has its benefits.
When we were kids, she’d borrow my dolls without asking. (And no toy was safe in her hands). When we got older, Susie quit borrowing my toys and started borrowing my clothes. That was the final straw. I couldn’t take anymore. I begged my parents to let me have a room of my own – preferably one with a lock on the door. The answer was always a resolution «no». «Please?!» I’d beg. My parents would just shake their heads. They didn’t agree with each other on much, but for some reason they had a united front on this issue.
To crown it all, she had this habit of doing everything. I did. Choirs, rock bands, sport teams, dance studios: There was no place where I was safe. « She looks up to you”, my mom would say. I didn’t care. I just wanted a piece of my life that didn’t involve my little sister. When I complained to my mother, she’d just smile and say, «one day you’ll want her around. » Sure.
It’s strange how mothers have their habit of being right about everything. When I was sixteen and my sister was thirteen, we went through a series of life- changing events together that would forever change our relationship. First, my parents announced that they were divorcing. My dad packed up and moved to an apartment in New Hampshire- more than a half hour drive away from a cozy house in Massachusetts. He bought me my first car and I often went with Susie to his place when we missed him a lot. During those trips we started discussing our troubles and making plans about how to return the family again. But a year later, our father
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met his future second wife and moved again; this time to Indiana. This meant we could only see him once or twice a year, as opposed to once every few weeks. That was hard.
Yet those few months changed my relationship with my sister forever. We started having more heart- to- heart talks as opposed to silly fights. Over time, she became my most cherished friend. It’s not uncommon for us to have three-hour long telephone conversations about everything or about nothing- just laughing over memories from childhood or high school.
She’d the only person who’s been through all of the tough stuff that I’ve been through, and the only person who truly understands me. Susie and I have shared so much. She’d been my roommate, my friend, and my partner in crime. We’ve done plays together, gone to amusement parks, sang, and taken long road trips together. We’ve laughed until our sides hurt, and wiped away each others` tears.
Even though distance separates us now, we’re closer than ever. Sisters share a special bond. They’ve seen all of your most embarrassing moments. They know your deepest, darkest secrets. Most importantly, they love you unconditionally. I’m lucky to be able to say that my little sister is my best friend. I only wish everyone could be so fortunate.
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«Дорогая Кэти! Шанс заставило нас сестры, сердца заставило нас друзьями.» Эта цитата находится в центре коллаж из фотографий покрытия нашей двадцать-то лет-что теперь висит в моем кабинете. Моя сестра, Сьюзи, сделал это для меня как свадебный подарок. Это, вероятно, стоит очень мало, чтобы сделать (она голодает студент колледжа, после всех), но это значит больше для меня чем более «традиционные» Свадьба подарки мой муж и я получил от семьи и друзей в июне прошлого года. Всякий раз, когда я смотрю на коллаж, это напоминает мне о моей сестры и что настоящий друг, она является. Сьюзи и я не всегда были близкими друзьями. Далеко от него, на самом деле. Мы разделили комнату для почти пятнадцать лет, когда мы были моложе и в то время, когда я думал, что я не могла просить хуже соседа по комнате. Она всегда была вокруг! Если мы спорили и я хотел пойти в мою комнату, чтобы быть в одиночку, она будет следовать за мной прямо в. Обратно, если я сказал ей, чтобы уйти, она говорила: «это моя комната. Слишком! И я может быть здесь, если я хочу!» Я хотел бы проконсультироваться с моей матери, и она обычно соглашается с Сьюзи. Я Предположим, что три года моложе имеет свои преимущества. Когда мы были детьми, она будет брать мои куклы не спрашивая. (И не игрушка в руках безопасности). Когда мы получили старше, Сьюзи бросить заимствование мои игрушки и заимствование мою одежду. Это было последней каплей. Я не мог принять больше. Я просил моих родителей, чтобы дать мне комнату моей – предпочтительно один с замком на двери. Ответ всегда был разрешением «нет». «Пожалуйста?!» Я хотел бы просить. Мои родители просто бы поколебать их головы. Они не согласны друг с другом на много, но по некоторым причинам, что они были единым фронтом по этому вопросу. Увенчать все это, она имела эту привычку делать все. Да. Хоры, рок-групп, спортивных команд, танцевальные студии: нет места, где я был безопасным. «Она смотрит на вас», сказал бы моя мама. Я не позаботил. Я просто хотел кусок моей жизни, что не связано, моя маленькая сестра. Когда я жаловался на мою мать, она была просто улыбка и сказать, «один день, когда вы хотите ее вокруг.» Уверен. Это странно, как матери имеют привычку правоты обо всем. Когда мне было 16 лет и моя сестра было тринадцать лет, мы прошли через серию жизни — меняющихся событий вместе которые навсегда изменили бы наши отношения. Во-первых мои родители объявили, что они разводящиеся. Мой папа упакованы и переехал в квартиру в Нью-Гемпшир — более чем в получасе езды от уютный дом в штате Массачусетс. Он купил мне мой первый автомобиль, и я часто ездил с Сьюзи на его место когда мы пропустили его много. Во время этих поездок мы начали обсуждать наши проблемы и составление планов о том, как вернуть семью снова. Но год спустя, наш отец-10В-познакомился со своей будущей второй женой и переехал вновь; на этот раз в Индиана. Это означало, что мы могли видеть только его один раз или два раза в год, а не раз в несколько недель. Это было тяжело. Тем не менее эти несколько месяцев навсегда изменили мои отношения с моей сестрой. Мы начали с больше сердца к сердцу переговоры в отличие от глупых боев. Со временем она стала моим самым заветную другом. Это не редкость для нас, чтобы иметь три часа длинные телефонные разговоры обо всем, или о ничего-просто смеется над воспоминаниями детства или средней школы. Она была единственным человеком, который был через все трудные вещи, которые я был через и единственный человек, который действительно понимает меня. Сьюзи и так много общего. Она была моей соседкой по комнате, мой друг и мой партнер в преступлении. Мы сделали пьесы вместе, ушли в парки развлечений, пели и долгий путь поездки вместе. Мы смеялись, пока наши стороны больно и вытерла слезы каждый другие.Несмотря на то, что расстояние отделяет нас сейчас, мы ближе, чем когда-либо. Сестры разделяют особую связь. Они видели все из ваших наиболее неловко моментов. Они знают ваши глубокие, темные секреты. Самое главное они любят вас безоговорочно. Мне повезло быть в состоянии сказать, что моя маленькая сестра мой лучший друг. Я только желаю всем может быть так повезло.
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«Дорогая Кэти! Шанс сделал нас сестры, сердца сделали нас друзьями »Эта цитата в центре коллажа photographs- , покрывающей наши двадцать с лишним лет -. , Что сейчас висит в моем кабинете. Моя сестра, Сьюзи, сделал это для меня в качестве свадебного подарка. Это , вероятно , стоит очень мало , чтобы сделать (она голодает студент колледжа, в конце концов), но это значит для меня больше , чем любой из более «традиционных» свадебных подарков мой муж и я получил от семьи и друзей в июне прошлого года. Всякий раз , когда я смотрю на коллаж, это напоминает мне о моей сестре , и что истинный друг она.
Сьюзи , и я не всегда были близкими друзьями. Далеко от нее, на самом деле. Мы жили в одной комнате в течение почти пятнадцати лет , когда мы были моложе, и в то время я думал , что я не могла просить хуже соседа по комнате. Она была всегда рядом! Если мы спорили , и я хотел пойти в свою комнату , чтобы побыть в одиночестве, она за мной прямо. Если бы я сказал ей , чтобы уйти, она скажет сразу же, «это моя комната. Слишком! И я могу быть здесь , если я хочу! »Я` d проконсультироваться мою мать , и она обычно согласовывается с Сьюзи. Я полагаю , будучи на три года моложе имеет свои преимущества.
Когда мы были детьми, она одолжить мои куклы , не спрашивая. (И ни одна игрушка не была безопасна в руках). Когда мы стали старше, Сьюзи бросить заимствования мои игрушки и начали занимать мою одежду. Это было последней каплей. Я не мог больше. Я просил моих родителей дать мне номер моего собственного — желательно с замком на двери. Ответ на этот вопрос всегда был разрешение «нет». «Пожалуйста ?!» Я прошу. Мои родители просто качают головами. Они не согласны друг с другом на много, но по какой — то причине они были единым фронтом по этому вопросу.
В довершение все это, она имела эту привычку делать все. Я сделал. Хоры, рок — группы, спортивные команды, танцевальные студии: Там не было места , где я был в безопасности. «Она смотрит на тебя», моя мама бы сказала. Я не заботился. Я просто хотел кусок моей жизни , которые не затрагивали мою маленькую сестру. Когда я пожаловалась моей матери, она просто улыбнуться и сказать, « в один прекрасный день вы будете хотеть ее вокруг. »Конечно.
Это странно , как матери имеют свою привычку быть во всем прав. Когда мне было шестнадцать лет , и моя сестра было тринадцать лет, мы прошли через ряд меняющихся событий вместе опасном для жизни , которые навсегда изменят наши отношения. Во- первых, мои родители объявили , что они разводятся. Мой папа упаковали и переехал в квартиру в Нью — Hampshire- более полутора часах езды от уютного дома в штате Массачусетс. Он купил мне мой первый автомобиль , и я часто ходил с Сьюзи на свое место , когда мы пропустили его много. Во время этих поездок мы начали обсуждать наши проблемы и планы о том , как вернуть семью. Но год спустя, отец наш
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познакомился со своей будущей второй женой и переехал снова; на этот раз в штате Индиана. Это означало , что мы могли видеть только его один или два раза в год, а не один раз каждые несколько недель. Это было трудно.
Но те несколько месяцев изменил мои отношения с моей сестрой навсегда. Мы начали иметь более Heart- to- переговоры с сердцем , в отличие от глупых боев. Со временем она стала моим самым заветным другом. Это не редкость для нас , чтобы иметь трехчасовых длинные телефонные разговоры обо всем или о nothing- просто смеяться над воспоминаниями из детства или средней школы.
Она единственный человек , который прошел через все жесткие вещи , которые я пережил, и единственный человек , который действительно понимает меня. Сюзи и я так много общего. Она была моим соседом по комнате, мой друг, и мой партнер в преступлении. Мы сделали пьесы вместе, ушли в парки развлечений, пели, и приняты длительные поездки дороге вместе. Мы смеялись , пока наши стороны не больно, и вытирали слезы каждый others`.
Несмотря на то расстояние отделяет нас сейчас, мы ближе , чем когда — либо. Сестры разделяют особую связь. Они видели все ваши самые смущающие моменты. Они знают , что ваши самые глубокие, самые темные тайны. Самое главное, что они любят вас безусловно. Мне повезло , чтобы иметь возможность сказать , что моя маленькая сестра моя лучшая подруга. Я только хочу , чтобы все могли быть так повезло.
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« дорогая кэти!шанс мы сестры, сердца мы друзья. «эта цитата, находится в центре коллажа фотографий — по двадцать — с чем — то лет – что сейчас висит в мой офис.моя сестра сьюзи, сделал это для меня, как свадебный подарок.это, наверное, очень мало для того, чтобы расходы (она голодает, студент колледжа, после всех), но это значит для меня больше, чем любой из более « традиционные «свадебные подарки, мой муж и я получил от семьи и друзей, в июне прошлого года.каждый раз, когда я смотрю на коллаж, она напоминает мне мою сестру, и что она является верным другом.- и я не всегда были близкими друзьями.нет, на самом деле.мы разделили номер около 15 лет, когда мы были моложе, и в то время я думал, что я не могла просить хуже соседа.она всегда была рядом.если мы спорили и я хочу пойти в свою комнату, чтобы только, она бы за мной сюда.если бы я сказала ей уходить, она бы сказала вернусь, « это моя комната.тоже!и я могу быть здесь, если я хочу!»я бы проконсультироваться с моей матери, и она, как правило, согласился с сьюзи.я думаю, трех лет моложе, имеет свои преимущества.когда мы были детьми, она бы одолжить мои куклы, не спрашивая.(и не игрушка была в безопасности в ее руках).когда у нас старше сьюзи ушла заимствования мои игрушки и начал захаживать к моей одежде.это было последней каплей.я не могу больше.я умолял родителей. дай мне номер моей, желательно с замок на двери.ответ всегда был резолюцию «нет».« просьба?! », я прошу.мои родители будут просто трясти головой.они не согласны друг с другом по много, но по какой — то причине они единым фронтом по этому вопросу.к тому же, она была эта привычка все делать.я сделал.коллективы, рок — группы, спортивных команд, танцевальных студий: нет места, где я был в безопасности.« она смотрит на тебя, моя мама хотела сказать.меня не волнует.я просто хотел кусок моей жизни, которые не связаны с моей сестрой.когда я пожаловалась маме, она бы просто улыбнуться и сказать, «однажды вы хотите ее здесь.»конечно.странно, как матери есть свои привычки, что права обо всем.когда мне было 16, а моя сестра — тринадцать, мы прошли через серию жизни — изменение ситуации вместе, навсегда изменить наши отношения.во — первых, мои родители объявили, что они разводятся.мой папа собрал вещи и переехала в квартиру в нью — гемпшир — больше, чем полчаса езды от уютный дом в штате массачусетс.он купил мне мою первую машину, и я часто ходила со сьюзи, на его место, когда мы очень скучала по нему.в ходе этих поездок мы начали обсуждать наши проблемы и строить планы о том, как вернуть семью снова.но год спустя, наш отец- 10b -познакомился со своей будущей второй женой и снова, на этот раз в индиану.это означает, что мы могли видеть только его один или два раза в год, а не раз в несколько недель.это было тяжело.но эти несколько месяцев изменила мои отношения с моей сестрой вечно.мы начали более сердце — сердце переговоров в отличие от глупой ссоры.со временем она стала моей самой заветной подругой.это не редкость для нас было три часа телефонных разговоров про все или ничего — просто смеется над воспоминания из детства или школы.она единственный человек, который прошел через все жесткие вещи, что я просмотрел, и единственный, кто действительно понимает меня.сьюзи, я поделился так много.она была моей соседкой, мой друг, и мой коллега.мы сделали играет вместе отправились в парки, пели, и долго автомобильных поездок вместе.мы смеялись, пока стороны не пострадал, и стереть друг друга, «слезы.даже несмотря на то, что расстояние отделяющее нас сейчас мы ближе, чем когда — либо.сестры делятся особая связь.они видели всех ваших самых неловких моментов.они знают, что ваши самые темные секреты.главное, что они тебя любят безоговорочно.я счастлив, что могу сказать, что моя маленькая сестра — мой лучший друг.я лишь желаю всем бы так повезло.
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Раздел 1. Аудирование
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1-7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение.
1. The speaker was glad when she/he was given more serious work to do.
2. The speaker learned nothing important at work.
3. The speaker did not want to take any responsibility.
4. The speaker didn’t mind doing a lot of things during work practice.
5. The speaker wants to do the same kind of work in the future.
6. The speaker has a different idea of the profession after completing the practice.
7. The speaker felt rather nervous before starting work.
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Задание B1. Аудирование
Speaker A.
For my work practice I worked at Middle School. Over the two weeks I watched the teachers and worked with the children. I interacted with the pupils and helped encourage them to learn during their lessons. Teaching and working with children was much harder than I expected it to be, it isn’t a simple job. A full classroom of children can be very hard to control, so I have total respect for teachers now.
Speaker В.
For my work practice I worked at the City Hospital. I think it is good to get some work experience because we get to see what it is like to work somewhere. I had a lot of different jobs to do: I helped make beds, take people’s pulse and blood pressure, make tea or coffee for the patients in the ward, serve lunches at lunchtime and get people’s notes ready. I enjoyed talking to the patients, bringing a smile to their faces.
Speaker С.
I worked at a big store. I really didn’t enjoy myself and I think it was really a waste of time. During the day I worked from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. putting products on shelves. I got a morning break, a lunch hour and an afternoon break which was very good! Some of the time I was able to work on the customer help desk in the store. I wasn’t given much responsibility and wasn’t taught anything new during the day.
Speaker D.
Now I am working in a department store and I like it but I clearly remember my first impressions. They were like OH MY GOD look how long I have to work and OH MY GOD I have to wear a horrible looking uniform! I was really afraid to call the store to arrange my first visit. But after I had spoken to the manager and she had answered all my questions some of my fears were gone.
Speaker E.
I worked at a graphics company. During my two weeks I basically did nothing except helping the staff to deliver things and collect equipment. The worst part of my work experience was at the beginning when I didn’t have a lot to do. I was sitting watching people work, but as the days went on, I was given more responsibility. I really enjoyed my time at work practice and found it really interesting.
Speaker F.
I worked with children, helping out in Physical Education classes during the day and attending clubs and matches after school. The children were aged between 9 and 13. My best moment was helping children to play cricket. I really enjoy sport and enjoy the interaction with others. So working with children or something to do with sports is what I would like to do when I become an adult.
Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А1-A7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу.
A1 The job gives Lisa an opportunity to travel abroad.
A2 The check-in process at the airport makes Lisa nervous.
A3 Lisa always feels comfortable during the flight.
A4 When on business trips Lisa doesn’t have to work long hours.
A5 On her business trips Lisa signs a lot of important contracts.
A6 Lisa spends a lot of money in duty-free shops.
A7 There is a computer in the business lounge for passengers who want to do some urgent work.
Adrienne: So, Lisa, I see your suitcase out. You are going on a trip.
Lisa: I’m going to Taiwan on a business trip.
Adrienne: A business trip. How do you feel about taking business trips?
Lisa: I love getting out of London for, you know, three or four days and staying at a nice hotel (somewhere in Europe or America) and taking a flight somewhere.
Adrienne: So you like to travel?
Lisa: I love travelling.
Adrienne: You don’t mind staying in different hotels and travelling by plane all the time. Don’t you get bored?
Lisa: No, never. I mean, I don’t always like the whole process of checking in at the airport because it takes a lot of time but somehow I’ve got used to queuing and stay calm. Then there’s waiting for the plane…. It’s so long and tiring. Um…, I always feel bored. But as soon as I’m in the plane and the doors close, I love it. No one can contact me. I can’t contact anyone else. There are free movies playing and the food comes. It’s wonderful.
Adrienne: So it seems you like living in a bubble. It’s like a mini-vacation.
Lisa: Well, when I go on business trips my working day is up to 14 hours. In terms of my workload, it’s a lot busier than when I am at home. But somehow it does feel like a mini-vacation. I stay in nice hotels. I get to take taxis everywhere, which I love to do. You know, I eat at great restaurants and meet with great people and do some important things so yeah, I really do love the whole aspect of a business traveller’s life.
Adrienne: So what do you do to try to avoid being bored when you’re waiting to board the plane?
Lisa: Well, the first thing I do is I never get to the airport too early, as I’m a frequent flier. I check in and then I, unfortunately, go to the duty-free shop. I say unfortunately, ‘cause it’s unfortunate for my credit card, not really unfortunate for me. I go to the duty-free shop. Normally I buy some perfume or cosmetics. Sometimes I go to the business lounge, where there are free drinks and food and if I do get to the airport a couple of hours earlier, I do some urgent work.
Adrienne: I see. Sounds like an exciting lifestyle.
Lisa: It’s fun. I wouldn’t give it up for anything else.
Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8 – А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
A8 John has to use artificial fur because
1)It makes clothes look better.
2)It is less expensive than the real one.
3) His clients want to wear it.
A9 Walking down Fifth Avenue one day, John realized that
1)A lot of fur people wear was not artificial.
2)He could hardly see people wearing fur.
3)Clothes with fur trim had gone out of fashion.
A10 What does John do in his fight for cruelty-free fashion?
1)He accuses publicly the Scandinavian fur industry of killing animals for fur.
2)He encourages students to get away from real fur in their designs.
3)He supports designers who participate in cruelty-free design contests.
A11 John thinks that the main reason why many designers still work with fur is because
1)It is a good way to invest money.
2)People want to show off.
3)A lot of people are selfish and uncaring.
A12 What does John mean comparing the fight against racism to that for cruelty-free fashion?
1)Fighting for justice always involves violence.
2)People’s outlook on different things changes gradually.
3) Both problems are equally important.
A13 John thinks that it would be easier for him to become a vegetarian if
1)He had been raised in a family of vegetarians.
2)More vegetarian products were available.
3)He ate only chicken rather than red meat.
A14 What is John going to do to protect animals from being killed for their fur?
1) He is going to persuade his clients not to buy fur clothes.
2) He is thinking of refusing to use artificial fur in his collections.
3) He is thinking of heading up some animal protection organization.
Presenter: John, you’re one of very few major designers who are publicly committed to being fur-free.
John: I haven’t used fur in my collections for over 16 years. I haven’t used leather for probably almost as long.
Presenter: What’s your opinion about using artificial animal products, like fur and leather, for example? They look so much like real fur that people might get the wrong idea.
John: You’re absolutely right. The technology has advanced so much that you’re able to get the look and feel of real fur. And also leather — with leather, even more than with fur, the technological alternative is so obvious that there is no argument about it. It’s more durable and the price…, well, it varies a lot, sometimes it can cost as much as real leather. But the problem is that you’re propagating the idea that fur is acceptable by wearing it, because a lot of people can’t tell what is real and what is not real. You know, I’d refuse to use even artificial fur, but I can’t because of my clients, for whom fur is a status symbol.
Presenter: Is fur still a big deal in fashion? It seemed to go out of fashion for a while.
John: I know. I just got back from an appointment uptown. The weather was so nice I decided to walk down Fifth Avenue. The amount of furs that I saw on people and the amount of fur trim — whether on men’s jackets or baubles hanging from hats to full length coats — is surprising. And as an expert in this field, I can tell what is fake and what’s not, and the amount of real fur out there is shocking.
Presenter: I think your fight for cruelty-free fashion is really tough. What about your opponents?
John: There are a lot of them. For example, the Scandinavian fur industry is one of many. It keeps trying to bring furs back into fashion. They educate young designers about the different animal furs available, giving them furs free, and helping them integrate fur into their designs. I’m actively engaging with young designers as well but in a different manner. In addition to my own participation in the ‘Cool vs. Cruel’ design contests, I’m a guest lecturer at some very prestigious city design schools. This semester I’m challenging students to create a collection ‘without any animal products’ at all.
Presenter: So are only industries like the Scandinavian fur one responsible for fur in fashion or are there any other reasons?
John: Of course, there’s a financial aspect to it. You know, I could have got millions of dollars in fur licensing by now. I could be rich. I would be able to live a much better lifestyle than I’m living right now if I had taken these offers. But I sleep in peace at night knowing that Pm not part of that. Then there’s also this, you know, ‘well why should I worry about animals’ attitude with a lot of people who are in fashion. I think this is a major problem here. They only think about themselves, and their reputations. They are self-obsessed. They are the worst!
Presenter: What do you think are some ways we can get the fashion-wearing public and designers to care?
John: I think just constantly making them aware of the cruelty involved. Just a continuous bombardment with information. I believe in protesting without violence, of course, that’s exactly what we’re trying to fight against — violence against animals. It’s a slow process which could be compared, maybe to…, for example, to the long-lasting fight of black people for their rights. A hundred years ago people also thought that black people shouldn’t have the rights of white people. And 30 years ago people thought that smoking was okay for you. It’s all a matter of becoming a more advanced society and more caring individuals.
Presenter: John, are you a vegetarian?
John: You know, I’m trying to become a vegetarian. But having been brought up in a traditional way, it’s always a battle. I eat red meat once in a while. Now and then I also have chicken. I think today vegetarian food is available not only for well-to-do people but for everybody. The problem is dietary habits you have had since your early childhood. They are difficult to change. I know it’s a slow process, but I hope by the end of this year I’ll have completely cut meat out.
Presenter: John, what first made you aware of the cruelty involved in fur?
John: I think any intelligent person, no matter how old he or she is, realizes there’s death involved with this type of fashion. And you read about it and just become aware of how savage this industry is. When I was a young designer, I had a bunch of fur, which I used in one of my collections. And I thought, ‘Oh how beautiful, how fabulous!’ My clients also admired the collection. But then I became aware of what goes on, and I guess, more mature as an individual and a more of a caring person about the environment and the lives of helpless animals. It’s really depressing to realize that we aren’t doing enough to protect the environment. Maybe I even shouldn’t be showing fake fur. With the technology today artificial fur looks so real that by wearing it you are advertising it. I would like to help as much as I can with any of the organizations that want to help protect animals, including vocal protests as well as financially.
Раздел 2. Чтение
B2 Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.
1. Education: the Way to the Top 5. Things Worth Learning
2. From Agony to Love 6. The Right Word Can Bring Changes
3. Teaching to Learn 7. What My Father Taught Me
4. Learning That Never Stops 8. The Power of Numbers
A. Education has the power to transform a person’s life. I am the living example of this. When I was on the streets, I thought I was not good at anything but I wrote a poem, and it got published. I went back to school to learn. I have learned the benefit of research and reading, of debate and listening. One day soon a group of fresh-faced college students will call me professor.
B. Language has the capacity to change the world and the way we live in it. People are often afraid to call things by their direct names, use taboos not to notice dangerous tendencies. Freedom begins with naming things. This has to happen in spite of political climates, careers being won or lost, and the fear of being criticized. After Helen Caldicott used the word ‘nuclear arms race’ an anti-nuclear movement appeared.
C. I never wanted to be a teacher. Yet years later, I find myself teaching high school English. I consider my job to be one of the most important aspects of my life, still I do not teach for the love of teaching. I am a teacher because I love to learn, and I have come to realize that the best way to learn is to teach.
D. One day my sister and I got one and the same homework. My sister finished the task in 2 minutes and went off to play. But I could not do it, so I went into my sister’s room and quickly copied her work. But there was one small problem: my father caught me. He didn’t punish me, but explained that cheating makes people feel helpless. And then I was left feeling guilty for cheating.
E. Lifelong learning does not mean spending all my time reading. It is equally important to get the habit of asking such questions as ‘what don’t I know about this topic, or subject?’, ‘what can I learn from this moment or person?’, and ‘what more do I need to learn?’ regardless of where I am, who I am talking to, or what I am doing.
F. Math has always been something that I am good at. Mathematics attracts me because of its stability. It has logic; it is dependable and never changes. There might be some additions to the area of mathematics, but once mathematics is created, it is set in stone. We would not be able to check emails or play videogames without the computer solving complex algorithms.
G. When my high school English teacher asked us to read Shakespeare, I thought it was boring and too difficult. I agonized over the syntax — I had never read anything like this. But now I am a Shakespeare professor, arid enjoy teaching Hamlet every semester. Each time I re-read the play, I find and learn something new for myself.
B3 Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 — лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
‘Second Stonehenge’ discovered near original
Archaeologists have discovered evidence of what they believe was a second Stonehenge located a little more than a mile away from the world-famous prehistoric monument.The new find on the west bank of the river Avon has been called «Bluestonehenge», after the colour of the 25 Welsh stones of A___________________.
Excavations at the site have suggested there was once a stone circle 10 metres in diameter and surrounded by a henge — a ditch with an external bank, according to the project director, Professor Mike Parker Pearson, of the University of Sheffield.The stones at the site were removed thousands of years ago but the sizes of the holes in B _________________ indicate that this was a circle of bluestones, brought from the Preseli mountains of Wales, 150 miles away.The standing stones marked the end of the avenue C __________________, a 1¾-mile long processional route constructed at the end of the Stone Age. The outer henge around the stones was built about 2400BC but arrowheads found in the stone circle indicate the stones were put up as much as 500 years earlier.Parker Pearson said his team was waiting for results of radiocarbon dating D __________________ whether stones currently in the inner circle of Stonehenge were originally located at the other riverside construction.Pearson said: «The big, big question is when these stones were erected and when they were removed — and when we get the dating evidence we can answer both those questions.»
He added: «We speculated in the past E ____________________ at the end of the avenue near the river. But we were completely unprepared to discover that there was an entire stone circle. Another team member, Professor Julian Thomas, said the discovery indicated F_________________ was central to the religious lives of the people who built Stonehenge. «Old theories about Stonehenge that do not explain the evident significance of the river will have to be rethought,» he said. Dr Josh Pollard, project co-director from the University of Bristol, described the discovery as «incredible».
1. which could reveal
2. which they stood
3. which it was once made up
4. that this stretch of the river Avon
5. that there might have been something
6. that it should be considered as integral part
7. that leads from the river Avon to Stonehenge
Прочитайте текст и выполните задания. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1,2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Sisters.
« Dear Kathy! Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends.» This quote is at the center of a collage of photographs- covering our twenty- something years – that now hangs in my office. My sister, Susie, made it for me as a wedding present. It probably cost very little to make ( she is starving college student, after all), but it means more to me than any of the more « traditional» wedding presents my husband and I received from family and friends last June. Whenever I look at the collage, it reminds me of my sister and what a true friend she is.
Susie and I were not always close friends. Far from it, in fact. We shared a room for nearly fifteen years when we were younger, and at the time I thought I could not have asked for a worse roommate. She was always around! If we argued and I wanted to go to my room to be alone, she’d follow me right in. If I told her to go away, she’d say right back, « it is my room. Too! And I can be here if I want to!» I `d consult my mother and she usually agreed with Susie. I suppose being three years younger has its benefits.
When we were kids, she’d borrow my dolls without asking. (And no toy was safe in her hands). When we got older, Susie quit borrowing my toys and started borrowing my clothes. That was the final straw. I couldn’t take anymore. I begged my parents to let me have a room of my own – preferably one with a lock on the door. The answer was always a resolution «no». «Please?!» I’d beg. My parents would just shake their heads. They didn’t agree with each other on much, but for some reason they had a united front on this issue.
To crown it all, she had this habit of doing everything. I did. Choirs, rock bands, sport teams, dance studios: There was no place where I was safe. « She looks up to you”, my mom would say. I didn’t care. I just wanted a piece of my life that didn’t involve my little sister. When I complained to my mother, she’d just smile and say, «one day you’ll want her around. » Sure.
It’s strange how mothers have their habit of being right about everything. When I was sixteen and my sister was thirteen, we went through a series of life- changing events together that would forever change our relationship. First, my parents announced that they were divorcing. My dad packed up and moved to an apartment in New Hampshire- more than a half hour drive away from a cozy house in Massachusetts. He bought me my first car and I often went with Susie to his place when we missed him a lot. During those trips we started discussing our troubles and making plans about how to return the family again. But a year later, our father met his future second wife and moved again; this time to Indiana. This meant we could only see him once or twice a year, as opposed to once every few weeks. That was hard.
Yet those few months changed my relationship with my sister forever. We started having more heart- to- heart talks as opposed to silly fights. Over time, she became my most cherished friend. It’s not uncommon for us to have three-hour long telephone conversations about everything or about nothing- just laughing over memories from childhood or high school.
She’d the only person who’s been through all of the tough stuff that I’ve been through, and the only person who truly understands me. Susie and I have shared so much. She’d been my roommate, my friend, and my partner in crime. We’ve done plays together, gone to amusement parks, sang, and taken long road trips together. We’ve laughed until our sides hurt, and wiped away each others` tears.
Even though distance separates us now, we’re closer than ever. Sisters share a special bond. They’ve seen all of your most embarrassing moments. They know your deepest, darkest secrets. Most importantly, they love you unconditionally. I’m lucky to be able to say that my little sister is my best friend. I only wish everyone could be so fortunate.
A15 Why is the collage of photographs more important for Kathy than the other wedding presents?
1) It reminds Kathy of her wedding.
2) Kathy didn’t like the other wedding presents.
3) It was the most expensive present.
4) Kathy’s sister made it for her.
A16 Why was Kathy against sharing a room with her sister?
1)They always quarreled.
2) Susie never left her alone
3) They were of different age.
4) Susie said it was her own room.
A17 What did Kathy call the last straw in paragraph 3?
1) The fact that Susie often borrowed Kathy’s toys.
2) The fact that Susie never asked for the things she borrowed.
3) The fact that Susie began to wear Kathy’s clothes without her permission.
4) The fact that Susie broke all her toys she played with.
A18 What was Kathy’s greatest wish that she mentions in paragraph 4?
1)To have a separate life from her sister.
2)To live in peace and safety.
3)To never part with her sister.
4)To have the same hobbies as her sister.
A19 When did the relationship between Susie and Kathy start to change?
1) When they moved to a new house.
2) After their father married for the second time.
3) After their parents divorced.
4) When Kathy’s father bought her a car.
A20 What are Kathy’s relationships with Susie now?
1) They hate each other.
2) They are close friends.
3) They are busyness partner.
4) They don’t see each other.
A21 Why do the sisters understand each other?
1) They have got the same hobbies.
2) They have similar sense of humor.
3) They love each other very much.
4) They have similar life experience.
Министерство образования Тульской области
ГОУ СПО ТО «Донской техникум информатики и вычислительной техники»
КОНКУРС
Информационное содержание иноязычного текста
на английском языке
(в рамках проведения Недели студенческой науки)
Донской
2014
Положение
о проведении конкурса
«Информационное содержание иноязычного текста»
(на английском языке)
для студентов специальностей:
230113 «Компьютерные системы и комплексы»
230701 «Прикладная информатика (по отраслям)»
230401 «Информационные системы»
080114 «Экономика и бухгалтерский учёт»
Общие положения
1.1 Конкурс проводится в целях выявления талантливой молодежи, поддержки творческих способностей студентов, их интеллектуального развития, профессиональной ориентации, воспитания здорового духа конкурентной борьбы, стремления к победе; создания условий для самореализации, стимулирования молодого поколения в реализации своего творческого потенциала.
1.2 Основные задачи конкурса:
- выявление одаренных и талантливых студентов;
- развитие творческих способностей студентов;
- выявление уровня знаний студентов по извлечению информации из иноязычного текста на английском языке;
- определение степени владения различными способами извлечения информации из иноязычного текста.
1.3 Руководство подготовкой и проведением конкурса «Информационное содержание иноязычного текста» (на английском языке) осуществляет Медведева З.Ф. — преподаватель английского языка.
1.4 В конкурсе «Информационное содержание иноязычного текста» (на английском языке) принимают участие студенты специальностей:
230113 «Компьютерные системы и комплексы»
230701 «Прикладная информатика (по отраслям)»
230401 «Информационные системы»
080114 «Экономика и бухгалтерский учёт»
Порядок проведения конкурса
2.1 В олимпиаде принимают участие следующие группы: 2К1, 2П1, 2С1, 2Э1
2.2 Команды формируются из пяти человек от каждой группы.
2.3 Время проведения ограничить одним астрономическим часом (60 мин.).
2.4 За каждый правильный ответ по тесту присуждать 2 балла. В случае правильного ответа по первому заданию присуждается 12 баллов; по второму – 14 баллов; по третьему – 14 баллов. Максимальное количество баллов — 40 баллов.
Итоги конкурса
2.5 Итоги конкурса подводятся жюри в день проведения конкурса. В состав жюри входят: председатель жюри, ассистент, преподаватель дисциплины по которой проводится конкурс.
2.6 По результатам конкурса определяются победители конкурса и призеры в личном и командном зачетах.
2.7 Для поощрения победителей и призеров установить следующие
награды: в командном зачете — моральное поощрение, в личном зачете — грамоты.
Преподаватель английского языка: ____________ / З.Ф.Медведева /
Text 1
Прочитайте текст и сопоставьте соответственно его содержанию 10 предложений, разделённых напополам. Есть два окончания, которые вы не должны использовать. Занесите результаты в таблицу.
GOING TO UNIVERSITY IN BRITAIN
If you want to go to a university, you usually apply during your last year at school, when you are 17—18. You can apply to study at any university in Britain and most people choose a university that is not in their own town. So, university students usually live away from home. Students get a grant or a loan from the government to study.
At the beginning of your last year at school you receive an application form. On this form you choose up to five universities that you would like to go to. The form is sent to those universities with information from your school about you and your academic record. If the universities are interested in your application, they will ask you to attend an interview, they will offer you a place.
Any offer, however, is only conditional at this stage. Applications and interviews take place several months before students do their А-level examinations. These are the exams taken at the end of your time at school. So, when a university makes an offer, it will tell you the minimum grades that you must get on your A-level exams. If you don’t get those grades, then you will not be accepted. You will be offered to someone else and you must apply again to another university.
You don’t have to accept your place immediately. Some students don’t want to go straight from school to university, so after they have taken their А-levels, they take a year off to work or travel.
From Hot Line
- If you want to go to a university, …. .
- You can apply to study at any
university in Britain and most people choose a university … .
- Students get a grant or a loan … .
- At the beginning of your last
year at school you .
- The form is sent to those universities with information … .
- А-level examinations are … .
- from the government to study.
- which gives them a grant or a loan.
- you receive an application form.
- that is not in their own town.
- from your school about you and your academic record.
- the exams taken at the end of your time at school.
- you usually apply during your last year at school.
- choose a university that is interested in your application.
Text 2
Установите соответствие между темами А—Н и текстами 1—7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.
A.
Education E. Places to stay in
B. Way of life F. Favourite food
C. Public transport G. Hot spots for kids
D. Geography H. Nightlife
- Denmark, a small kingdom in northern Europe, has a lot of interesting places for tourists with children. For example, Legoland, a theme park, has become the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside its capital Copenhagen. And Copenhagen itself is world famous for its Tivoli Gardens amusement park, which opened in 1843 in the heart of the city. The park offers ballet and circus performances, restaurants, concerts, and fireworks displays.
- Denmark is the smallest Scandinavian country, consisting of the Jutland peninsula, north of Germany, and over 400 islands of various sizes, some inhabited and linked to the mainland by ferry or bridge. Throughout the country, low hills provide a constant change of attractive views; there are also cool and shady forests of beech trees, large areas of open land covered with rough grass, a beautiful lake district, sand dunes and white cliffs on the coast.
- More than four-fifths of all Danes live in towns. The main cities represent a combination of medieval buildings, such as castles and cathedrals, and modern office buildings and homes. Denmark’s high standard of living and wide-ranging social services guarantee that the cities have no poor districts. Most people in the cities live in flats. But in the suburbs many also live in single-family houses.
- Denmark’s fine beaches attract many visitors, and there are hotels and pensions in all major seaside resorts. Besides, excellent inns are to be found all over the country. Some are small and only serve local travellers, but others are adapted to the tourist and have established reputations for bothinternational dishes and local specialities. There are also private rooms to let, usually for one night, and chalets all over Denmark.
- There is a wide selection of places to go out in the evening, particularly in Copenhagen. Jazz and dance clubs in the capital city are top quality and world-famous performers appear regularly. There are numerous cafes, beer gardens and speciality beer bars. Entertainment available includes opera at the recently opened opera house in Copenhagen, ballet and theatre at a number of places in the larger cities, and live music of all kinds.
- Most Danes eat four meals a day — breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a late-evening supper. Breakfast generally consists of cereal, cheese, or eggs. Dinner, which includes fish or meat, is usually the only hot meal. A traditional Danish dinner consists of roast duckling stuffed with apples, served with red cabbage and boiled potatoes. The other Danish meals consist mostly of sandwiches.
- Almost all adult Danes can read and write. Danish law requires children to attend nine years of school. Primary school consists of the first seven grades, and secondary school lasts from three to five years. A five-year secondary school student can enter a university. Denmark has three universities. The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest. It was founded in 1479 and has about 24,000 students.
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Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15—А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Внесите данные в таблицу
Sisters
‘Dear Kathy! Chance made us sisters, hearts made us friends.’ This quote is at the center of a collage of photographs — covering our twenty-something years — that now hangs in my office. My sister, Susie, made it for me as a wedding present. It probably cost very little to make (she is a starving college student, after all), but it means more to me than any of the more ‘traditional’ wedding presents my husband and I received from family and friends last June. Whenever I look at the collage, it reminds me of my sister and what a true friend she is.
Susie and I weren’t always close friends. Far from it, in fact. We shared a room for nearly fifteen years when we were younger, and at the time I thought I couldn’t have asked for a worse roommate. She was always around! If we argued and I wanted to go to my room to be alone, she’d follow me right in. If I told her to go away, she’d say right back, ‘It’s my room, too! And I can be here if I want to.’ I’d consult my mother and she usually agreed with Susie. I suppose being three years younger has its benefits.
When we were kids, she’d ‘borrow’ my dolls without asking. (And no toy was safe in her hands.) When we got older, Susie quit borrowing my toys and started borrowing my clothes. That was the final straw. I couldn’t take it anymore. I begged my parents to let me have a room of my own — preferably one with a lock on the door. The answer was always a resounding ‘no.’ ‘Please?!’ I’d beg. My parents would just shake their heads. They didn’t agree with each other on much, but for some reason they had a united front on this issue.
To crown it all, she had this habit of doing everything I did. Choirs, rock bands, sports teams, dance studios: There was no place where I was safe. ‘She looks up to you,’ my mom would say. I didn’t care. I just wanted a piece of my life that didn’t involve my little sister. When I complained to my mother, she’d just smile and say, ‘One day you’ll want her around.’ Sure.
It’s strange how mothers have this habit of being right about everything. When I was sixteen and my sister was thirteen, we went through a series of life-changing events together that would forever change our relationship. First, my parents announced that they were divorcing. My dad packed up and moved to an apartment in New Hampshire — more than a half hour drive away from our cozy house in Massachusetts. He bought me my first car and I often went with Susie to his place when we missed him a lot. During those trips we started discussing our troubles and making plans about how to reunite the family again. But a year later, our father met his future second wife and moved again; this time to Indiana. This meant we could only see him once or twice a year, as opposed to once every few weeks. That was hard.
Yet those few months changed my relationship with my sister forever. We started having more heart-to-heart talks as opposed to silly fights. Over time, she became my most cherished friend. It’s not uncommon for us to have three-hour-long telephone conversations about everything or about nothing—just laughing over memories from childhood or high school.
She’s the only person who’s been through all of the tough stuff that I’ve been through, and the only person who truly understands me. Susie and I have shared so much. She’s been my roommate, my friend, and my partner in crime. We’ve done plays together, gone to amusement parks, sang, and taken long road trips together. We’ve laughed until our sides hurt, and wiped away each others’ tears.
Even though distance separates us now, we’re closer than ever. Sisters share a special bond. They’ve seen all of your most embarrassing moments. They know your deepest, darkest secrets. Most importantly, they love you unconditionally. I’m lucky to be able to say that my little sister is my best friend. I only wish everyone could be so fortunate.
А15. Why is the collage of photographs more important for Kathy than the other wedding presents?
- It reminds Kathy of her wedding.
- Kathy didn’t like the other wedding presents.
- It was the most expensive present.
- Kathy’s sister made it for her.
A16. Why was Kathy against sharing a room with her sister?
- They always quarreled.
- Susie never left her alone.
- They were of different age.
- Susie said it was her own room.
A17. What did Kathy call the final straw in paragraph 3?
- The fact that Susie often borrowed Kathy’s toys.
- The fact that Susie never asked for the things she borrowed.
- The fact that Susie began to wear Kathy’s clothes without her permission.
- The fact that Susie broke all the toys she played with.
A18. What was Kathy’s greatest wish that she mentioned in paragraph 4?
- To have a separate life from her sister.
- To live in peace and safety.
- To never part with her sister.
- To have the same hobbies as her sister.
A19. When did the relationship between Susie and Kathy start to change?
- When they moved to a new house.
- After their father married the second time.
- After their parents divorced.
- When Kathy’s father bought her a car.
A20. What are Kathy’s relationships with Susie now?
- They hate each other.
- They are close friends.
- They are business partners.
- They do not see each other.
A21. Why do the sisters understand each other?
- They have got the same hobbies.
- They have similar sense of humor.
- They love each other very much.
- They have similar life experience.
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